Lady Rebels power past Dubois

Paxton’s 31-point effort gives team a lift

The Riverside Lady Rebels dominated in a set of matches last Friday and Saturday, beating Dubois, 51-24, and Meeteetse, 49-39.  
Brooklynn Paxton turned in a dynamite performance against Dubois: seven steals, 11 offensive rebounds (14 total), and a school record 31 points.
“It’s the highest documented scoring total for the Riverside girls’ basketball program,” Coach Jason Mitchell said. “[Her rebounds and steals] are impressive performances in their own right.”
The next day, at Meeteetse, Johnna Clifford turned in a career-high 21-points, including three shots from the 3-point line. Vinaya Vanderploeg and Paxton added nine rebounds each in that game.
Mitchell adds that Varissa Olsen is having a great season and playing well-rounded ball on the court: “While she doesn’t always show up in our statistical leaders, her hard work and improvement [have] made it tough to take her out of the game.”
Looking at the larger picture, Mitchell is pleased with where the Lady Rebels are, but still believes his team can dial in the details.
“We have shown some hints of becoming the type of team that we want to be,” he said. “We just have to turn moments into full quarters, and then string those quarters together to play a complete game.
“Our outlook has to remain focused on the little things that lead to quality basketball. Once those details become ingrained in our style of play, the on-court success will follow.”
The Lady Rebels will play in Ten Sleep Friday at 5:30 p.m.  On Saturday, they host Burlington. JV is at 4 p.m., varsity is at 5:30 p.m.

Dubois 1 5 8 10 24
Riverside 10 13 17 11 51
RIVERSIDE — Kennedy Bassett 0-2 0-0 0; Anna Stone 1-2 0-0 2; Brooklynn Paxton 15-23 1-4 31; Johnna Clifford 3-11 2-8 7; Vinaya Vanderploeg 1-10 0-0 2; Teagan Kozisek 1-2 0-0 2; Varissa Olsen 1-2 1-2 3; Ada Pratt 2-4 0-0 4; Totals 24-of-48 2-of-6 51.
THREE-POINTERS — Clifford 1. REBOUNDS — Riverside 30 (Paxton 14). ASSISTS — Riverside 10 (Bassett, Clifford 3). STEALS — Riverside 17 (Paxton 7). TURNOVERS — Riverside 13.

Meeteetse 1 10 13 15 39
Riverside 13 5 19 12 49
RIVERSIDE — Kennedy Bassett 0-2 0-0 0; Anna Stone 0-1 0-0 0; Brooklynn Paxton 5-15 6-10 16; Johnna Clifford 8-18 2-4 21; Vinaya Vanderploeg 3-8 0-3 6; Varissa Olsen 3-5 0-0 6; Ada Pratt 0-3 0-0 0; Totals 19-of-52 8-of-17 49.
THREE-POINTERS — Clifford 3. REBOUNDS — Riverside 34 (Paxton, Vanderploeg 9). ASSISTS — Riverside 6 (Bassett, Kozisek 2). STEALS — Riverside 10 (Vanderploeg 3). TURNOVERS — Riverside 17.

 

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